Diagram To Figma

/diagram-to-figma — Tidal diagram → editable Figma layers

Rebuild a diagram as native, editable Figma layers (frames, text, arrowed vectors) in a target design file, using the Figma Plugin API via use_figma.

Inputs

• A Figma page URL — must be a design file: figma.com/design/<key>/.... Reject figma.com/board/... (FigJam) and /slides/... — connectors and several node types differ there. If given a non-design URL, stop and tell the user.
• A diagram spec (FigmaSpec JSON) — one of:
  1. Pasted by the user (the in-app Export → Export to Figma button copies exactly this).
  2. Read live from the running app: open the app tab and read localStorage["tidal-diagrams-doc"], then build the same spec shape from the doc (kinds card/pill/cylinder/group, absolute coords, resolved hex). Prefer the pasted spec when present — it already has resolved geometry and colors.

FigmaSpec shape (see src/diagram/figmaExport.ts):

{ title, direction,
  nodes: [{ id, kind: "card|pill|cylinder|group", x, y, w, h, label,
            header?, subtitle?, rows?, parent?, fillHex?, strokeHex?, textHex }],
  edges: [{ source, target, label?, dotted, arrow, arrowStart?, strokeHex }] }

Coordinates are absolute canvas px (y-down). Colors are light-theme hex.

Preflight

1. Load the API skill and tools. This skill pairs with figma-use — follow its rules (return IDs, colors 0–1, load fonts before text, atomic scripts, ≤10 ops/call). Batch-load the Figma tools in one ToolSearch: select:use_figma,get_metadata,get_screenshot.
2. Resolve the target page. From the URL, switch to the page node (await figma.setCurrentPageAsync(page)), or the page in the URL's node-id. Confirm the file is design mode.
3. Pick a clear origin. Scan figma.currentPage.children for the rightmost edge and place the diagram's wrapper there (e.g. originX = maxRight + 120, originY = 80) so it never lands on existing work (figma-use Rule 13).

Style tokens (match the app — light theme)

These are the resolved Liquid values the app renders with. The spec bakes most into fillHex/strokeHex/textHex; the radii, fonts, shadow, and edge shapes below are the rest.

• Fonts: card body labels + row values → Geist Mono (check listAvailableFontsAsync; fall back to Roboto Mono → JetBrains Mono → Inter). Headers, pills, cylinder labels, group headers → Inter (Semi Bold for card headers, Medium for cylinder labels, Regular elsewhere). The spec's mono:true flag marks text that should be Geist Mono.
• Card: cornerRadius 10, fill #fafafa, 1px #e8e8e8 stroke, drop shadow {type:'DROP_SHADOW', color:{r:0,g:0,b:0,a:0.05}, offset:{x:0,y:2}, radius:10}.
• Pill: cornerRadius 8, fill #ffffff, 1px #b3b3b3 stroke, text #737373 Inter 13.
• Group: cornerRadius 12, fill #ffffff, 1px #e8e8e8 stroke, header Inter 13 at top-left.
• Connector: #c7c7c7, 1px, dotted → dashPattern [2.5,4]. Arrowheads via ARROW_LINES stroke caps (open V — matches the app's marker).
• Edge label: a glass-pill chip — cornerRadius 8, opaque #ffffff fill (masks the line), 1px #b3b3b3 stroke, text #737373 Inter 13, padding ~10×6, centered on the curve midpoint.

Build (incremental — validate with a screenshot between milestones)

Convert hex → {r,g,b} 0–1. Offset every node by the spec's min x/y so the diagram starts at pad inside a wrapper, then place the wrapper at the clear origin.

1. Wrapper. One figma.createFrame() named after title, sized to the content bbox + pad, clipsContent = false. Everything else is appended with relative coords (x - minX + pad).
2. Groups first, sent to back (insert at index 0): a frame with the group tokens + header TEXT.
3. Nodes — one figma.createAutoLayout() per node, centered (primaryAxisAlignItems + counterAxisAlignItems = 'CENTER'), append, then layoutSizingHorizontal/Vertical='FIXED', resize(w,h), set position, radius/fill/stroke/effects per the tokens above.
   • card → single centered Geist Mono TEXT, or (with header) a VERTICAL layout, left aligned (counterAxisAlignItems='MIN'): header Inter Semi Bold + body Geist Mono.
   • pill → single centered Inter TEXT, muted.
   • cylinder → DON'T fake it with a rectangle. Import the app's silhouette as an editable vector via figma.createNodeFromSvg (this is the "text stays text, shape is vector" mix), then overlay a centered Inter Medium label at ~40% height. With ry = min(33, h/4):

     <svg width="{w}" height="{h}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
       <path d="M1 {ry} v{h-2ry} a{w/2-1} {ry} 0 0 0 {w-2} 0 v-{h-2ry}" fill="#fafafa" stroke="#e8e8e8" stroke-width="1"/>
       <ellipse cx="{w/2}" cy="{ry}" rx="{w/2-1}" ry="{ry-1}" fill="#fafafa" stroke="#e8e8e8" stroke-width="1"/>
       <path d="M1 {h*0.42} a{w/2-1} {ry} 0 0 0 {w-2} 0" fill="none" stroke="#e8e8e8" stroke-width="1"/>
       <path d="M1 {h*0.62} a{w/2-1} {ry} 0 0 0 {w-2} 0" fill="none" stroke="#e8e8e8" stroke-width="1"/>
     </svg>
     

   • Load every font before setting characters.
4. Edges — bezier, side-center attach (matches the app's getBezierPath, curvature 0.35). Pick the attachment side by dominant axis between centers (right/left when |dx|≥|dy|, else top/bottom); the endpoint sits at that side's midpoint. Build a cubic via segment tangents:

   // horizontal attach: ts = {x:(tx-sx)/2, y:0},  te = {x:-(tx-sx)/2, y:0}
   // vertical   attach: ts = {x:0, y:(ty-sy)/2},  te = {x:0, y:-(ty-sy)/2}
   const v = figma.createVector();
   await v.setVectorNetworkAsync({
     vertices: [
       { x: sx, y: sy, strokeCap: edge.arrowStart ? 'ARROW_LINES' : 'NONE' },
       { x: tx, y: ty, strokeCap: edge.arrow ? 'ARROW_LINES' : 'NONE' },
     ],
     segments: [{ start: 0, end: 1, tangentStart: ts, tangentEnd: te }],
   });
   v.strokes = [{type:'SOLID', color: rgb(edge.strokeHex)}]; v.strokeWeight = 1;
   if (edge.dotted) v.dashPattern = [2.5, 4];
   wrapper.insertChild(0, v); // behind the nodes so arrowheads tuck under
   

   (Design mode has no Connector node — bezier vectors with ARROW_LINES caps are the editable equivalent.) Add a glass-pill label chip (above the nodes) at the curve midpoint ((sx+tx)/2,(sy+ty)/2).
5. Validate. get_screenshot of the wrapper; check for overlaps, clipped text, missing arrows. Fix targeted issues; don't rebuild wholesale. Return all created node IDs.

Notes

• Keep it to ≤10 logical ops per use_figma call — wrapper+groups, nodes in batches, the cylinder, then edges+labels, validating as you go.
• Every box, label, curve, and the cylinder silhouette is a real, editable layer — not a flat image. Colors come baked into the spec; fonts/radii/shadow/curves come from the tokens above.
• The diagram direction is informational; geometry is already baked into coordinates.